20 Top Edtech Companies in India to Know | Built In (2024)

Collegedunia is an educational search engine providing information about higher education programs, admissions, exams, and courses in India and abroad. Users can see and compare top universities, and discover which universities offer programs in engineering, medical, management or other specific career paths.

Infinity Learn hosts exam preparatory courses and study materials for grades 6-12+ in India. Courses are offered with live classes and self-learning activities, and study materials include sample papers and solved questions to prepare students for JEE, NEET and CBSE exams.

Learning Routes is an online platform providing information about online undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma and certificate programs or courses. The platform outlines universities, organizations or areas of India that offer specific academic programs. It also provides consulting services to help users understand their educational goals.

Imarticus Learning is a virtual education platform for finance, analytics, tech and marketing. Through online courses, certification programs and job training programs, the company serves professionals who want to enhance their knowledge or skills in specific areas of their field. Course topics include machine learning, data science, artificial intelligence, financial analysis and digital marketing.

Extramarks creates learning solutions for students, teachers and schools to enhance the classroom experience. For students, Extramarks equips them with self-study, test prep and live class resources. For educators, it offers programs or apps for classroom planning, interactive activities and more.

Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) is an educational institution providing preparatory services for medical, engineering or foundation-level entrance exams. Its courses can be held in-classroom or online to prepare students for the India JEE and NEET exams or Olympiad and NTSE paths.

A global platform with offices in New Delhi and Vizag, Chegg lets students access online homework and study tools or directly rent and buy textbooks. It can provide immediate explanations to study questions, and offers tools for solving math problems, checking grammar for school papers and more.

Next Education develops learning curriculums and solutions for preschool, primary and secondary school students. The curriculums come with modifiable lesson plans, hands-on activities, assessments and more, while its platform helps manage student progress and administrative operations.

Dost Education is a nonprofit organization that makes an edtech platform for early childhood education in low-resource communities. The platform focuses on parent education by way of short audio messages delivered over the phone. With support from Y Combinator and UC Berkeley, the nonprofit seeks to make a positive impact on educational opportunities for children in underserved parts of India.

Filo’s platform instantly connects students with online tutors or provides one-on-one tutored courses. Users can enter homework or school assignment questions onto the platform, which then matches them to a relevant tutor and answer to help them better understand the problem.

Udemy is a global online course and certification platform that offers on-demand courses for learning about software and IT, business, marketing, finance and more topics. Depending on the course, learning can be led by the likes of university professors, field professionals or Udemy instructors. The company has offices in Gurgaon, Mumbai and Chennai, among other locations.

Course Hero makes edtech solutions that provide students with study support ranging from help with writing and mathematics to tutoring assistance for subjects such as chemistry and economics. The Course Hero platform offers access to resources like AI-powered homework help, practice exams, study guides, lecture notes and other materials sourced from students and instructors.

Geekster offers full stack web development and data science/generative AI curriculums — plus a free collection certification courses — to prepare students for tech careers. Its main curriculums include expert counseling and job placement assistance within a network of hiring partners upon completion.

BYJU’Sis an app for tutoring services that serves primary school students. From mobile or desktop, it offers live one-on-one tutoring sessions, study curriculum and a 24/7 helpline for math, coding, reading and music. BYJU’S supports millions of learners, with a reach that extends to more than 100 countries.

Unacademy hosts video lessons and live online classes to help students prepare for standardized exams or reach academic goals. It covers study material for over 200 exams and 60 exam categories. Unacademy also has in-person centers across India offering prep for the IIT JEE, NEET UG and UPSC CSE exams.

PlanetSpark provides online public speaking and creative writing classes for learning English communication skills. It features different curriculums specific to grade K-12 and adult learners, and hosts live virtual classes to cover topics like grammar, storytelling, presentation skills and more.

Classplus is a platform that allows teachers and coaches to design their own course materials, from syllabi and study guides to texts. Using the company’s app, coaches and educators can also track attendance, perform assessments, distribute materials, create assignments and keep track of student payments. Classplus works with many virtual coaches, who fully administer their digital businesses through the platform.

Simplilearn connects users with online tech courses and certifications, ranging in topics from AI and data science to business and digital marketing. Courses can be provided by partnered universities or organizations to ensure relevant learning material and official certification.

Vedantu’s online tutoring platform connects students with experienced teachers who have math, science, English and coding expertise. In group classes or one-on-one sessions, students can access the knowledge and support they need to further their education. Classes are designed to support specific courses of study in the Indian school system.

UpGrad aims to accelerate online higher education by offering free courses and connecting users with postgraduate programs. Alongside its courses, upGrad partners with universities and organizations to provide an overview of available master’s and doctoral degrees, certifications or tech bootcamps.